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JoTT NOTE 1(11): 569-572 of U.S.S.R. and adjacent countries Pt II. (Israel Checklist of Orthoptera (Insecta) of Program for Scientific Translations, Himachal Pradesh, India Jerusalem 1964- Izdatelstvo Akademi Nauk S.S.S.R. Moskva, 1951), Leningrad: 1-291+1- 1 2 IV. M.S. Shishodia & Sunilkumar Gupta Bhowmik, H.K. (1977). Studies on Indian crickets (Orthoptera: Insecta) with descriptions of two species. Records 1 Village Salarpur Kalan, P.O. Vidyutnagar, N.T.P.C., Dadri, District of the Zoological Survey of India 73: 23-39. Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India Bhowmik, H.K. (1977). Studies on some Indian crickets with new 2 74, Jankinagar (Santa Jee Colony), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh distributional records of the subfamily (Gryllinae: Gryllidae: 482002, India Orthoptera). Records of the Zoological Survey of India 73: 229-238. Email: 2 [email protected] (corresponding author) Bhowmik, H.K. & K.N. Rui (1982). Notes on a collection of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from Siwalik hills. Indian Museum Bulletin 17: Orthopterans are popularly known as grasshoppers, crickets, 48-54. Bhowmik, H.K. & P. Halder (1983). Preliminary distributional records mole-crickets, pigmy-mole-crickets and grouse locusts. The with remarks on little known species of Acrididae (Orthoptera: Orthoptera of Himachal Pradesh is known through the records Insecta) from the western Himalayas (Himachal Pradesh). Records of of Hancock (1912, 1915), Bolivar (1914), Uvarov (1921, 1923, the Zoological Survey of India 81: 167-191. 1925, 1927 & 1942), Ramme (1933) and Dirsh (1958). Later, Bhowmik, H.K., P. Halder & S. Sur (1984). Records of Pusana laevis Chopard (1969), Bhowmik et al. (1977, 1982, 1983, 1984 & (Uvarov) (Insecta: Orthoptera: Acrididae) from Himalayas. Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India 6(1-3): 319. 1985), Singh & Tandon (1978), Julka et al. (1982), Ingrisch & Bhowmik, H.K. (1985). Contribution to the gryllid fauna of the Western Shishodia (1998), Shishodia & Tandon (2000), Mehta et al. Himalayas (Orthoptera : Gryllidae). Records of the Zoological Survey (2002), Shishodia et al. (2003), Thakur & Mattu (2006) and of India, Misc. Publ. Occasional Paper, 73: 1-85. Shishodia (2008) added some more species to the fauna of Bhowmik, H.K. (1985). Outline of distribution with an index-Catalogue Himachal Pradesh. Recently, Saini & Mehta (2007) reported of Indian grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Part I. Subfamilies - 140 species from the state. Acridinae, Truxalinae, Gomphocerinae and Oedipodinae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India Misc. Publ. Occasional Paper no. 78: 1- Remarks: The actual number of species in Saini & Mehta 51, table 1. (2007) should have been 122 and not 140 as reported. Bhowmik, H.K. (1985). Three new species of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Reporting the occurrence of Paraconophyma pcalra (Walk.), Acrididae) from India. Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India 7(2- Loxoblemmus fascipes (Walk.), Teleogryllus blennus (Serville) and 3): 291-296. Gryllus maculatus Chopard was erroneous. Twelve species are Bolivar, I. (1914). Estudios entomologicos Segunda parte. Trab. Mus. Cienc. Nat. zool., Madrid (Ser. Zool.) 20: 1-110. synonyms. Neoconocephalus palustris (Blatchley) is a doubtful Chopard, L. (1969). Fauna of India, Orthoptera, Grylloidea, Vol. 2. species. Acrida turrita Walk. is an African species. Zoological Survey of India, 421pp. While revising the work on Orthoptera of Himachal Dirsh, V.M. (1958). Revision of the genus Eyprepocnemis Fiebr, 1853 Pradesh, the authors came across more species, and hence this (Orthoptera: Acridoidea). Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. B 27: 33-45. checklist with 165 species belonging to 105 genera under 16 Hancock, J.L. (1912). Tetriginae (Acridiinae) in the Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, Bihar, With the descriptions of new species. Mem. families. Of these, 15 species are new records, marked with Dept. Agric. India, ent. Series 4(2): 131-160(133). single asterisk (*) studied by the first author and species marked Hancock, J.L. (1915). Indian Tetriginae. Records of the Indian Museum with double (**) asterisk are in the holdings of Zoological 11: 55-132. Survey of India, Kolkata. Twenty eight species are recorded Ingrish, S. & M.S. Shishodia (1998). New species and records of by other workers but not reported by Saini & Mehta (2007). Tettigoniidae from India (Ensifera). Mitt. der Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 71: There are no records from Hamirpur, Kinnaur and Una districts 355-371. Ingrish, S. & M.S. Shishodia (2000). New texa and distribution records till now. of tettigoniidae fron India (Orthoptera : Ensifera). Mitt. Munch.ent. Ges., 90: 5-37. References Julka, J.M., S.K. Tandon, P. Halder & M.S. Shishodia (1982). Ecological Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & L.L. Mishchenko (1964). Locusts and grasshoppers observations on the grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) in solan (H.P.), India. Oriental Insects 61: 63-71. Mehta, H.S., V.K. Mattu & S.K. Thakur (2002). Orthopteran diversity of Kalatop-Khajjiar Wild Life Sanctuary, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. Date of publication (online): 26 November 2009 Bionotes 4(3): 60. Date of publication (print): 26 November 2009 ISSN 0974-7907 (online) | 0974-7893 (print) Ramme, W. (1933). Beitrage zur Palaearctic Orthopteran fauna (Orth. : Tettig.) II. Mitt. zool. Berl., 18: 416-434. Editor: R.M. Sharma Saini, K. & H.S. Mehta (2007). An inventory of the Orthoptera insects of Himachal Pradesh. Bionotes 9(3): 76-78. Manuscript details: Shishodia, M.S. & S.K. Tandon (2000). Orthoptera, Wetland Ecosystem Ms # o1923 series 2 Fauna of Renuka Wetland: 73-90. (Zoological Survey of India). Received 17 January 2008 Shishodia, M. S., H.S. Mehta, V.K. Mattu & S.K. Thakur (2003). Final received 01 December 2008 Finally accepted 11 September 2009 Orthoptera (Insecta) from Pong dam wetland, district Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India. Zoos Print Journal 18(3): 1047-1048. Citation: Shishodia, M.S. & S. Gupta (2009). Checklist of Orthoptera (Insecta) Shishodia, M.S. (2008). Insecta: Orthoptera, pp.45-49. In: Fauna of Pin of Himachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 1(11): 569-572. Valley National Park (Himachal Pradesh). (Published by Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata). Copyright: © M.S. Shishodia & Sunilkumar Gupta 2009. Creative Commons Singh, A. & S.K. Tandon (1978). A new species of Cataloipus Bolivar, Attribution 3.0 Unported License. JoTT allows unrestricted use of this article in 1890 (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Eyprepocnemidinae) from North West any medium for non-profit purposes, reproduction and distribution by providing adequate credit to the authors and the source of publication. India. Bulletin of Zoological Survey of India 1(1): 61-64. Tandon, S.K. (1976). A Check-list of the Acridoidea (Orthoptera) of OPEN ACCESS | FREE DOWNLOAD India Part I. Acrididae. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Misc. Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | November 2009 | 1(11): 569-572 569 Checklist of Himachal Orthoptera M.S. Shishodia & S. Gupta Systematic Account Shishodia & Varshney 53. Pteronemobius taprobanensis (Walker) Sirmour Order: Orthoptera Family: Myrmecophilidae Suborder: Ensifera 54. Myrmecophilus albicinctus var. Shimla Infraorder: Oniidea concolar Chopard,1928 Superfamily: Tettigonioidea Family: Conocephalidae Distribution Family: Scleropteridae 1. Conocephalus maculatus (Le Guillou) Chamba; Sirmour; Solan 55. Acanthoplistus birmanus Saussure Bhowmik (1985), Saini & 2. * Euconocephalus nasutus (Thunberg) Kulu-Manali Mehta (2007) reported from 3. Euconocephalus pallidus (Redtenbacher) Chamba; Mandi the state 4. Neoconocephalus palustris (Blatchley) Saini & Mehta (2007) reported this species from Family: Mogoplistidae the Himachal Pradesh 56. Gotvendia albipennis Chopard Sirmour 5. Ducetia japonica (Thunberg) Chamba; Kangra; Kulu- 57. Ornebius sp. Bilaspur Manali; Mandi; Sirmour Family: Phalangopsidae 6. Elimaea (Orthelimaea) securigera Brunner Shimla; Sirmour 58. Homoeogryllus cincticornis (Walker) Kangra 7. * Hexacentrus unicolor Serville Kangra 8. Himertula kinneari (Uvarov) Sirmour Family: Trigonidiidae 9. Holochlora indica Kirby Kangra 59. Anaxipha longipennis (Serville) Sirmour 10. Pseudorhynchus sp. Chamba 60. Trigonidium cicindeloides Rambur Kangra; Sirmour 11. Ruspolia lineosus (Walker) Kulu-Manali 61. Trigonidium humbertianum (Saussure) Saini & Mehta (2007) 12. Isopsera pedunculata Brunner Mandi reported from the state 13. Isopsera stylata Brunner Mandi Family: Eneopteridae 14. Letana despecta (Brunner) Sirmour 62. Xenogryllus sp. Mandi. Saini & Mehta (2007) 15. Letana linearis Walker Solan reported from the state 16. Letana megastridula Ingrisch Kangra 17. * Phaneroptera gracilis Burmeister Kangra Suborder: Caelifera 18. * Phaneroptera myllocerca Ragge Solan Infraorder: Acrididea Superfamily: Acridoidea Family: Mecopodidae Family: Acrididae 19. Mecopoda elongata (Linnaeus) Chamba; Kangra; Mandi; Subfamily: Acridinae Sirmour 63. Acrida exaltata (Walker) Bilaspur, Chamba; Kangra; Family: Pseudophyllidae (= Acrida lugubris Burr.) Mandi; Sirmour; Solan 20. Paramorsimus robustus (Brunner) Sirmour 64. Acrida indica Dirsh Saini & Mehta (2007) 21. Onomarchus sp. Sirmour reported from the state 65. Acrida gigantea Herbst Saini & Mehta (2007) Family: Tittigoniidae reported from the state 22. Plicigastra himalayana Uvarov, 1923 Chamba 66. Anaptygus rectus Ragge Lahaul & Spiti 23. Metrioptera himalayana Ramme, 1930 Shimla 67. Ceracris deflorata (Brunner) Saini & Mehta (2007) 24. * Decticides sp. Solan (= Phlaeoba cinctalis Kirby) reported from
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    www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Mitochondrial genome characterization of the family Trigonidiidae (Orthoptera) reveals novel structural features and nad1 transcript ends Chuan Ma1,3, Yeying Wang2,3, Licui Zhang1 & Jianke Li1* The Trigonidiidae, a family of crickets, comprises 981 valid species with only one mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequenced to date. To explore mitogenome features of Trigonidiidae, six mitogenomes from its two subfamilies (Nemobiinae and Trigonidiinae) were determined. Two types of gene rearrangements involving a trnN-trnS1-trnE inversion and a trnV shufing were shared by Trigonidiidae. A long intergenic spacer was observed between trnQ and trnM in Trigonidiinae (210−369 bp) and Nemobiinae (80–216 bp), which was capable of forming extensive stem-loop secondary structures in Trigonidiinae but not in Nemobiinae. The anticodon of trnS1 was TCT in Trigonidiinae, rather than GCT in Nemobiinae and other related subfamilies. There was no overlap between nad4 and nad4l in Dianemobius, as opposed to a conserved 7-bp overlap commonly found in insects. Furthermore, combined comparative analysis and transcript verifcation revealed that nad1 transcripts ended with a U, corresponding to the T immediately preceding a conserved motif GAGAC in the superfamily Grylloidea, plus poly-A tails. The resultant UAA served as a stop codon for species lacking full stop codons upstream of the motif. Our fndings gain novel understanding of mitogenome structural diversity and provide insight into accurate mitogenome annotation. Te typical mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of insects is a circular molecule ranging in size from 15 kb to 18 kb1. It harbors 37 genes including two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs).
  • A Review on the Fascinating World of Insect Resources: Reason for Thoughts

    A Review on the Fascinating World of Insect Resources: Reason for Thoughts

    Hindawi Publishing Corporation Psyche Volume 2010, Article ID 207570, 11 pages doi:10.1155/2010/207570 Review Article A Review on the Fascinating World of Insect Resources: Reason for Thoughts R. K. Lokeshwari and T. Shantibala Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Takyelpat, Imphal 795001, India Correspondence should be addressed to R. K. Lokeshwari, [email protected] Received 17 March 2010; Revised 20 May 2010; Accepted 10 June 2010 Academic Editor: Subba Reddy Palli Copyright © 2010 R. K. Lokeshwari and T. Shantibala. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Insect resources are vast and diverse due to their enormous diversity. The exploitation and utilization of insect resources is broadly classified into four different categories. The first category is the insects of industrial resources. This level includes the utilization of silk worm, honeybee, lac insect, dye insect, and aesthetic insect. The second category is the utilization of insects for edible and therapeutic purposes. Insects are high in protein and many are rich sources of vitamins and minerals. The third category is the use of insects in forensic investigation. By analyzing the stages of succession of insects at first, rough estimation of the postmortem intervals can be done. The fourth category is the insects of ecological importance. Many insect species act as potential predators and parasites of destructive pests of insect order Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Orthoptera. Insects are also used as bioindicator to assess the cumulative effects of environmental stressors such as pollutants.
  • A New Record of Acrididae (Orthoptera) from Jharkhand, India

    A New Record of Acrididae (Orthoptera) from Jharkhand, India

    MANDAL: A new record of Acrididae....from Jharkhand, India ISSN 0375-1511603 Rec. zool. Surv. India : 114(Part-4) : 603-606, 2014 A NEW RECORD OF ACRIDIDAE (ORTHOPTERA) FROM JHARKHAND, INDIA G.P. MANDAL Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053 Email: [email protected]. INTRODUCTION survey conducted by the author in June-July, 2014, from Barkhela, Kolhan Forest Range, Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. Jharkhand Chaibasa district of Jharkhand. The order shares its border with the states of Bihar to the Orthoptera is divided into two suborders namely north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Caelifera and Ensifera. The suborder Caelifera Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east. includes short-horned grasshoppers, locusts and It is situated between 23.3500° N Latitude and grouse locusts, however Ensifera includes long- 85.3300° E Longitude. The Jharkhand state is horned grasshoppers, katydids, crickets and mole very rich in biodiversity and is the part of the crickets. The suborder Caelifera is represented by Chhotanagpur plateau, province of the peninsula 518 species under 214 genera and 11 families biogeographic zone. The recorded forest area is from India. Among Acrididae 285 species and 2.36 million hectares, which constitutes 29.61% of 134 genera were recorded from India (Kailash the geographical area of the state. Reserve forests Chandra et al., 2010). A notable taxonomical work constitute 18.59%, protected forests 81.27% and on Acrididae was made by Kirby (1914) in the unclassed forest a mere 0.14%. there are three series ‘Fauna of British India’ and he divided types of forest viz., Tropical moist deciduous, the family Acrididae into eight subfamilies.